Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Making my d20 soap-on-a-rope!

So, some of you may know I have been lured into the world of
D&D RPG Gaming. In my web browsing what do I come upon but a D20
soap-on-a-rope!! Well, being a soap maker I was fascinated. How could I
make such a thing?
Well, I purchased a HUGE d20. 2.5 inches (55cm) in diameter d20!

Oh, for those of you who aren't gamers, this is a count down die.
See how the numbers dial down right next to each other. So, it's not a
legal die to use in RPGA.
Anyway…
Then I went to Tap Plastics and purchased their Platinum silicone
molding material (not cheap, by the way). I chose the Platinum silicone
because I really didn't want to make a two part mold and it's the most
flexible and tear resistant mold that I could make. I'm really hoping
that it will won't tear too much with use. But I still have enough the
silicone molding material to make another mold if need be. Here's the
mold.

I melted some melt and pour soap added color and fragrance and I made some soap-on-a-rope!

Cool huh.
I suppose I could use cold process soap, but I only have one mold and
I couldn't make a batch so small to only make one d20 soap; and CP soap
takes 24 hours to unmold. So, M&P soap it is for this. I used
goat's milk M&P soap base for this one. I got some thin nylon
strapping for the rope. I really wanted nylon braiding, but I couldn't
find any at the fabric store. And next time I would make the rope
longer. I ran out of soap the first time and had to pour out and melt
some more and re-pour into the mold. It was still not quite enough so
it's not quite clean at the top and I had some bubbles in the liquid
soap so there are tiny little bubbles near the top and it's not smooth.
Oh, was this process worth it? Not in $$. Sheesh I could have
purchased several of these soaps on a rope for the time, effort, and
cost that went into making one d20 soap of my own.
But was I satisfied and did I have fun… heck yeah!Making my own silicone mold was so cool, and so easy! I can make more d20 soaps any time I want.